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CAPE CANAVERAL -- Space shuttle Endeavour brought an early dawn to Kennedy Space Center this morning, punching its way through cloudy skies to close the curtain on night-time shuttle launches and kick off the final year of liftoffs for the aging orbiter fleet. Low cloud cover almost scrubbed the attempt for the second straight morning. But in the end Endeavour's picture-perfect launch, on time at 4:14 a.m. was greeted with cheers from the crowds that lined the roads from Titusville to Cocoa Beach to witness the last time a shuttle climbed into dark skies. Only four shuttle flights now remain -- all scheduled daytime launches -- before NASA retires the orbiters. It was a bittersweet...

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CAPE CANAVERAL -- Space shuttle Endeavour brought an early dawn to Kennedy Space Center this morning, punching its way through cloudy skies to close the curtain on night-time shuttle launches and kick off the final year of liftoffs for the aging orbiter...